BROOME COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEBBIE PRESTON

Only 2 in 5 New York state high-school students are ready for college-level work, according to College Board test results. Of the 154,809 members of the Class of 2014, who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test, only 60,611 students, or 39.2 percent, met the SAT’s benchmark for college and career readiness. Overall, New York trails the … [Read more…]

Governor Cuomo and Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced that they have directed their state’s respective Homeland Security Advisors and State Police Superintendents to immediately lead a bi-state review of current safety and security procedures. (CUOMO 9-16-15) The governors will convene a meeting to review initial recommendations in 10 days. In 30 days, the … [Read more…]

The 10 regional councils are making their presentations today & tomorrow, to funding projects with a portion of the $700 million in state aid being offered. The Hudson Valley and Finger Lakes councils will make their presentations Monday afternoon. The Southern Tier council will make its pitch Tuesday. The next round of funding is expected … [Read more…]

The proposed “Dream Act”, that would have allowed the children of illegal aliens to access financial aid to college, doesn’t have enough support to make it to the Governors desk. Assemblyman Cliff Crouch explains: (Crouch 6-16-14) This year’s legislative session is scheduled to end this Thursday. —————————————- Investigators have been unable to determine … [Read more…]

Governor Cuomo will push for an increase in the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Cuomo also will advocate a plan that would allow local governments to set a minimum wage up to 30 percent higher than the statewide rate. Currently, the minimum wage is $8 an hour & is set to increase to … [Read more…]

State Police announced the results of a preliminary investigation into a plane crash in the Town of Roxbury last Friday afternoon. The investigation determined that 45-year-old James Leavelle of Mentor Ohio was piloting the 1943 single propeller aircraft; he attempted to land on a private grass airfield due to approaching foul weather, Leavelle felt that … [Read more…]

The Drug Enforcement Administration and more than 4,200 national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners will hold another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day tomorrow. Americans can take their pills to one of over 5,600 collection sites across the country between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM, the service is free and anonymous. The public can find a … [Read more…]

Governor Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at ½ staff today in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. In that attack, more than 2,400 Americans were killed, including 40 from New York State. Nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers served in World War II. Flags on all state buildings are lowered … [Read more…]